﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Cision News</title><link>https://news.cision.com</link><description>Cision is the leading global provider of media research, distribution, monitoring and evaluation services. With over 40 locations throughout the world, Cision provides the insight, expertise and intelligence that improve performance and build reputations.</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:46:27 GMT</pubDate><image><title>Cision News</title><width>146</width><height>60</height><link>https://news.cision.com</link><url>https://news.cision.com/Content/img/news-logo.png</url></image><item><title>Human Rights Round Table Focuses on Tolerance and Respect</title><link>https://news.cision.com/church-of-scientology-international/r/human-rights-round-table-focuses-on-tolerance-and-respect,c9532196</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1528267</guid><description><![CDATA[Church of Scientology of Rome works with civic and religious leaders to promote freedom of thought, religion and conscience
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The Church of Scientology (http://bit.ly/0308prw) of Rome hosted a religious freedom round table in December, “Integration and Cooperation: Tolerance, Respect of Religious Belief and Defense of Human Rights.”

The three-hour program focused on human dignity and the historic background of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

World War II, with its atrocities against entire religious and ethnic groups, inspired the creation of a human]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2014 17:52:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Braving the Russian Winter with the Truth About Drugs</title><link>https://news.cision.com/church-of-scientology-international/r/braving-the-russian-winter-with-the-truth-about-drugs,c9531451</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1528114</guid><description><![CDATA[Frigid January temperatures no obstacle to the volunteers of the Church of Scientology Mission of Nizhny Novgorod, committed to drug education year-round
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Volunteers from the Church of Scientology Mission of Nizhny Novgorod are out on the streets this January. They are distributing copies of drug education booklets to help local youth learn the truth about drugs and avoid the epidemic of heroin abuse that Russian Drug Czar Viktor Ivanov has described as a “dragon” that is “ravaging our youth.” (http://www.newsweek.com/america-abandons-afghanistan-drug-lords-225649)

An Associated]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2014 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Scientology Volunteer Ministers Africa Goodwill Tour</title><link>https://news.cision.com/church-of-scientology-international/r/scientology-volunteer-ministers-africa-goodwill-tour,c9530616</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1526831</guid><description><![CDATA[Scientology Goodwill Tours—bringing effective solutions to communities for the past ten years
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2014 marks the 10th anniversary of the launch of the Scientology Volunteer Ministers (http://bit.ly/0310prw) Goodwill Tour. And featured in the new brochure released in January 2014, Scientology How We Help: Scientology Volunteer Ministers—Something Can be Done About It, throughout this decade the Scientology Volunteer Ministers Africa Goodwill Tour has been reaching out to individuals and civic, community and religious leaders in remote towns and villages with practical solutions to help]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2014 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Scientology Volunteer Ministers Disaster Response Gears up for New Tornado Season</title><link>https://news.cision.com/church-of-scientology-international/r/scientology-volunteer-ministers-disaster-response-gears-up-for-new-tornado-season,c9530615</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1525841</guid><description><![CDATA[Scientology Volunteer Ministers from across the United States volunteer to help communities cope when disaster strikes
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With tornado season fast approaching (there were 39 U.S. tornadoes in February 2013) Scientology Volunteer Ministers (http://bit.ly/0309prw2) teams from across the country are poised to respond.

The most erratic of natural disasters, the tornado strikes with a fury unparalleled by any other force of nature. So it was from May 19 to 31, when a series of tornados devastated Oklahoma and other Midwestern states.

It began when a tornado touched down in Shawnee,]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2014 18:36:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Filling the Gap in Times of Disaster, Large and Small</title><link>https://news.cision.com/church-of-scientology-international/r/filling-the-gap-in-times-of-disaster--large-and-small,c9529082</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1523734</guid><description><![CDATA[The Scientology Volunteer Ministers—one of the world’s most effective independent relief organizations
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Hundreds of Volunteer Ministers traveled to South Asia to respond to the 2004 tsunami.

According to the Annual Global Climate and Catastrophe Report (http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com/Documents/20140113_ab_if_annual_climate_catastrophe_report.pdf), issued this week, there were 296 separate natural disaster events in 2013 causing economic losses of $192 billion. In one recent year, major disasters affected the lives of some 208 million people (http://www.un.org/apps/news/]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2014 18:30:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Japanese Drug Education Initiative Reaches Milestone</title><link>https://news.cision.com/church-of-scientology-international/r/japanese-drug-education-initiative-reaches-milestone,c9527688</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1522572</guid><description><![CDATA[Church of Scientology supports drug education initiative that has reached more than 50,000 through drug education lectures
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Volunteers from the Church of Scientology distribute The Truth About Drugs booklets on the streets of Tokyo and other cities in Japan to raise awareness of the harmful effects of drugs

The volunteers of the drug education and prevention initiative supported by the Church of Scientology (http://bit.ly/0312prw) of Tokyo have just accomplished a milestone: They have now reached 50,000 people with drug education.

Youth, educators, law enforcement officers]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2014 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Scientology Volunteer Ministers Philippines Disaster Response</title><link>https://news.cision.com/church-of-scientology-international/r/scientology-volunteer-ministers-philippines-disaster-response,c9527680</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1522441</guid><description><![CDATA[Bringing Help to Survivors of Super Typhoon Haiyan (Known As Typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines)
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Scientology Volunteer Ministers provide disaster relief following Typhoon Yolanda.

Since Typhoon Yolanda struck on November 8, 2013, a corps of 70 Scientology Volunteer Ministers (http://bit.ly/0306prw) from the Church of Scientology Mission of Manila and veteran disaster response specialists from the United States, Australia, Thailand and Japan have provided help to the people of the Philippines.

Yolanda is one of the deadliest typhoons on record. An estimated 4 million people]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2014 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Scientology Church Celebrates Tolerance and Human Rights</title><link>https://news.cision.com/church-of-scientology-international/r/scientology-church-celebrates-tolerance-and-human-rights,c9527674</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1521761</guid><description><![CDATA[Brussels-based Churches of Scientology for Europe, dedicated to human rights and tolerance.
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The Churches of Scientology for Europe participate in the annual interreligious conferences on the final day of the Human Rights Summit.

Human Rights was the keynote of many of the activities organized by the Brussels-based Churches of Scientology (http://bit.ly/0305prw) for Europe in 2013.

The Church cosponsored the 10th annual Human Rights Summit, held this year at International Auditorium in Brussels and attended by youth delegates representing 30 nations. The Church also hosted]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2014 21:09:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Church of Scientology of Kaohsiung Promotes Human Rights</title><link>https://news.cision.com/church-of-scientology-international/r/church-of-scientology-of-kaohsiung-promotes-human-rights,c9527667</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1521755</guid><description><![CDATA[New Scientology Church raises awareness of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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The third annual Kaohsiung Walk for Human Rights took place December 2013, sponsored by the Church of Scientology and the Nan-Tai Chi-Wang God Tao Temple

The crash of cymbals, the thundering roll of drums…

So began the procession began at the Church of Scientology (http://bit.ly/0304prw) of Kaohsiung in December in honor of the 65th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

The Church organized this human rights walk and open house to raise awareness of the basic rights]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2014 20:50:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fifth Annual Copenhagen Human Rights Walk</title><link>https://news.cision.com/church-of-scientology-international/r/fifth-annual-copenhagen-human-rights-walk,c9527624</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1521744</guid><description><![CDATA[Walk, co-sponsored by Scientology-supported human rights initiative, held in December 2013, mobilizes youth to defend the rights of others.
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Copenhagen youth joined in the city’s fifth annual Walk for Human Rights in December to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (http://bit.ly/0303prw).

Beginning in the center of Copenhagen at Vesterbro Torv, youth marched to the StreetMekka indoor sports complex where they gathered for a human rights rally and musical festival.

Those attending the event traced their hands and wrote personal human]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2014 20:02:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Human Rights Conference in Brescia, Italy, Focuses on Freedom of Religion</title><link>https://news.cision.com/church-of-scientology-international/r/human-rights-conference-in-brescia--italy--focuses-on-freedom-of-religion,c9517719</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1507267</guid><description><![CDATA[Church of Scientology Brescia and representatives from diverse religions and creeds spoke on the importance of the freedom of religion at a human rights conference in honor of Human Rights Day 2013.
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Religious leaders participated in a panel discussion in Brescia, Italy, December 18, 2013, at a Human Rights Day conference hosted by the Association for Human Rights and Tolerance.

Religious leaders joined in an ecumenical tribute to human rights December 18 in a conference hosted by the Association for Human Rights and Tolerance. Panelists represented of many of Italy’s religious]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2014 19:39:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Scientology Costa Rica Mobilizes for Human Rights</title><link>https://news.cision.com/church-of-scientology-international/r/scientology-costa-rica-mobilizes-for-human-rights,c9517703</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1507253</guid><description><![CDATA[Volunteers from the Church of Scientology Mission of Costa Rica promote human rights awareness.
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On Human Rights Day, volunteers from the Church of Scientology Mission of Costa Rica collected signatures on a petition to mandate human rights education in the country.

It was an all-day affair with volunteers from the Church of Scientology Mission of Costa Rica celebrating Human Rights Day 2013 with a human rights petition drive.

To help raise awareness of human rights, the volunteers use educational booklets and posters created by Youth for Human Rights, a human rights]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2014 18:38:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>United for Africa Concert 2013 Raises Funds for Education</title><link>https://news.cision.com/church-of-scientology-international/r/united-for-africa-concert-2013-raises-funds-for-education,c9517450</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1506860</guid><description><![CDATA[Organized by the Association for Human Rights and Tolerance, the Human Rights Department of the Church of Scientology of Milan and Youth for Human Rights, the annual United for Africa concert forwards the right to education in Africa.
[image]A star-studded ensemble led by jazz legend Franco Cerri performed December 19 at the annual “United for Africa” benefit concert at Teatro Carcano. Organized to further the right to education in Africa, proceeds will help build schools in Ghana for children who would otherwise be denied the right to education.

The concert was held in celebration of the]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jan 2014 21:40:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Generations of Drug-Free Marshals Celebrate the Holiday Season</title><link>https://news.cision.com/church-of-scientology-international/r/generations-of-drug-free-marshals-celebrate-the-holiday-season,c9517333</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1506699</guid><description><![CDATA[The Annual Drug-Free Marshals Christmas Festival, Organized by the Church of Scientology of Toronto
[image]The theme of the Drug-Free Marshals Christmas Festival at Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronto in December 2013 was: “Ask children if they want a drug-free community and they will tell you yes and why!”

A grassroots initiative established in 1993, the Drug-Free Marshals has grown to a global movement of kids telling other kids about the harmful effects of drugs.

This annual Drug-Free Marshals festival encourages kids to “Say No to Drugs, Say Yes to Life” with a seasonal celebration that]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jan 2014 00:13:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Scientology Volunteer Ministers Provide Help in Desperate Times</title><link>https://news.cision.com/church-of-scientology-international/r/scientology-volunteer-ministers-provide-help-in-desperate-times,c9517312</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1506674</guid><description><![CDATA[New Scientology brochure tells how 600 Scientology Volunteer Ministers who responded to the 2004 tsunami changed the course of the movement.
[image]The holiday season conjures up images of home, family and good cheer. But for more than 600 Scientology Volunteer Ministers (http://bit.ly/0296prw) who responded to the 2004 tsunami, it evokes a time of heartbreak, disaster and bringing hope where there once was only despair.

The day after Christmas in 2004, towering walls of water 98 feet (30 meters) high crashed down on the villages and cities that line the coasts of Indonesia, eastern India,]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2014 19:30:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Church of Scientology Pretoria Hosts Human Rights Conference</title><link>https://news.cision.com/church-of-scientology-international/r/church-of-scientology-pretoria-hosts-human-rights-conference,c9517310</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1506666</guid><description><![CDATA[Human rights conference organized by Ogaden Youth and Student Union and Youth for Human Rights November 27 at the Chapel of the Church of Scientology of Pretoria to raise awareness of humanitarian issues affecting the Ogaden people of Ethiopia.
[image]The Church of Scientology of Pretoria (http://bit.ly/0298prw) hosted a human rights conference November 28 to look into claims of human rights violations and their remedy. Participants included refugees who fled their homeland and have settled in South Africa.

The conference concentrated on the need to implement international human rights]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2014 19:13:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Raising the Quality of Life through Moral Values in this Holiday Season</title><link>https://news.cision.com/church-of-scientology-international/r/raising-the-quality-of-life-through-moral-values-in-this-holiday-season,c9517063</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1506460</guid><description><![CDATA[Volunteers from the Church of Scientology of Amsterdam bring The Way to Happiness to the people of their city.
[image]Nearly every weekend for the past 12 months, volunteers from the Church of Scientology (http://bit.ly/0293prw) of Amsterdam have been out in the streets, distributing copies of The Way to Happiness. Their plan: to deliver a copy of the booklet to every household in Amsterdam. As of December 2013 they have handed out 35,000 booklets—a copy to every home in two of the seven districts into which the city is divided, Amsterdam Center and Amsterdam East.

Long known as one of]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2014 00:33:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>National Scientology Organization of Mexico Holds Drug Education Forum</title><link>https://news.cision.com/church-of-scientology-international/r/national-scientology-organization-of-mexico-holds-drug-education-forum,c9517026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1506445</guid><description><![CDATA[Speakers at the Truth About Drugs Forum at the National Scientology Organization of Mexico share ideas and tools to counter drug abuse.
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The Truth About Drugs (http://bit.ly/o297prw) Forum at the National Scientology Organization of Mexico (http://bit.ly/0297prw2) brought together community groups concerned with tackling drug abuse in Mexico City.

The purpose of the program was to raise awareness in the community on the problem of drugs and effective solutions any caring person or group can implement to help make a difference with this important social problem.

Speakers]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jan 2014 20:09:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Scientology Group Commended by Commune of L’Aquila, Italy</title><link>https://news.cision.com/church-of-scientology-international/r/scientology-group-commended-by-commune-of-l-aquila--italy,c9517007</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1506432</guid><description><![CDATA[Scientology disaster response team recently acknowledged for their unconditional help.
[image]The city of L’Aquila in central Italy presented the Scientology Volunteer Ministers (http://bit.ly/0292prw) with a plaque in appreciation for their 18,000 volunteer hours spent helping the city and region recover from the 2009 L’Aquila earthquake.

The plaque reads: “For weeks after the earthquake of April 6, 2009, you shared our hopes and fears. The commune of L'Aquila and its citizens will not forget the effective and indispensable help you provided in the field in San Giacomo and Cesaproba [two]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jan 2014 18:23:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Scientology Cavalcades Bring Effective Solutions to Communities</title><link>https://news.cision.com/church-of-scientology-international/r/scientology-cavalcades-bring-effective-solutions-to-communities,c9514645</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1503550</guid><description><![CDATA[With the motto, “Something can be done about it,” Scientology Volunteer Ministers traveling exhibits or “cavalcades” have been making effective solutions available for a decade.
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Scientology Volunteer Ministers Cavalcade at Battery Park, New York City

2013 marks the 10th anniversary of the launch of the Volunteer Ministers (http://bit.ly/0291cis) Cavalcades, making the help of the Volunteer Minister available to communities the world over.

The Volunteer Minister program was developed in 1976. Observing the rapid decline of morality and ethics of the late 1960s and 1970s and]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2013 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Scientology Volunteer Ministers Help Sardinia Flood Victims</title><link>https://news.cision.com/church-of-scientology-international/r/scientology-volunteer-ministers-help-sardinia-flood-victims,c9514062</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1502554</guid><description><![CDATA[Volunteers from Scientology Churches and Missions throughout Italy mobilize to help those left stranded by Sardinia floods.
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Scientology Volunteer Ministers are working in coordination with local civil protection authorities and other volunteer groups to help in the recovery effort of Cyclone Cleopatra.

Scientology Volunteer Ministers (http://bit.ly/0290cis) throughout Italy are helping in the wake of Cyclone Cleopatra, which descended on the Italian island of Sardinia November 19, sweeping away cars and bridges, flooding streets and homes, killing 18 and leaving nearly 3,000]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2013 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Scientology Volunteer Minister Philippines Disaster Response</title><link>https://news.cision.com/church-of-scientology-international/r/scientology-volunteer-minister-philippines-disaster-response,c9513380</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1501570</guid><description><![CDATA[Volunteers from Scientology Churches and Missions help the Philippines recover from the typhoon Haiyan.
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A team of Scientology Volunteer Ministers in Tacloban in the Philippines, one of the areas hardest hit by Super Typhoon Haiyan

A month since Super Typhoon Haiyan ravaged the Philippines, the country is still staggering. The Church of Scientology Mission of Manila immediately activated their Volunteer Ministers (http://bit.ly/0289cis) to help. They were joined by Volunteer Ministers from abroad who have continued to provide relief to help the country recover.

The Typhoon,]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2013 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Scientology Volunteer Ministers Help Launch Holiday Season in Burnaby, British Columbia</title><link>https://news.cision.com/church-of-scientology-international/r/scientology-volunteer-ministers-help-launch-holiday-season-in-burnaby--british-columbia,c9508861</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1494300</guid><description><![CDATA[Helping make the season bright: Scientology Volunteer Ministers from the Church of Scientology of Vancouver
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Scientology Volunteer Ministers, helping to make the season jolly at the Edmonds Festival of Lights November 23, 2013, the annual event that launches the holiday season in Burnaby, British Columbia.

Volunteer Ministers from the Church of Scientology Vancouver helped launch the holiday season at the Edmonds Festival of Lights, an annual celebration held at the Edmunds Community Center in Burnaby, British Columbia, one of Vancouver's largest suburban cities.

Better known]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2013 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Youth for Human Rights Day Proclaimed in Grantorto, Italy</title><link>https://news.cision.com/church-of-scientology-international/r/youth-for-human-rights-day-proclaimed-in-grantorto--italy,c9508839</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1493769</guid><description><![CDATA[Grantorto officials in acknowledging Youth for Human Rights, the human rights education initiative the Church of Scientology supports.
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Members of the Padova chapter of Youth for Human Rights on Youth for Human Rights Day November 10, 2013, at the cultural hall adjoining Grantorto City Hall 

Grantorto Mayor Luciano Gavin proclaimed November 10, 2013, and this date in future years, to be Youth for Human Rights Day for his city.

Local teachers, students, friends and family filled the cultural hall adjoining Grantorto City Hall to honor young members of the Padova chapter of]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2013 17:52:19 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>